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Front End Web Developer I

360 hours. Attend 20 hours per week for 18 weeks.

Provides students with the basic knowledge and skills needed for developing and designing websites. Front End Web Developers design the user interface and are responsible for visual design, user interaction and browser compatibilities. Students who successfully complete the program can use the skills learned in a variety of industries including graphic design and prototyping, website design, web marketing and consulting services.

This program requires completion of three courses (COMM 641, COMM 642, COMM 643) and includes online instruction. Courses include basic web programming, components of a website, pre-planning tools and strategies of preliminary web development utilizing user interface design, usability, accessibility, content strategy, and incorporating the user experience into a website. Topics include defining the needs and goals of a target audience and determining the range of required features and functionality of a website, including producing a usable and assessable interactive end-product by optimizing graphics and content. You will learn:

Foundations of designing for the web

Web authoring with HTML5

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3) for design and structure

CSS pre-processors like SASS and LESS and compilation techniques

CSS frameworks like Skeleton, Foundation, Gumby and Bootstrap

Current industry standards, processes and techniques

Pre-planning tools and strategies

User interface design and user experience

Web project management

Elements of design and aesthetics

Usability

Accessibility and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Students are advised to complete the Interactive Media Job Training/Certificate Program prior to enrolling. Additional recommended pre-admission skills include intermediate knowledge of Photoshop; a strong interest in the web development field; how to browse the web; familiarity with the Windows operating system; file management skills, and oral and written communication skills.

Front End Web Developer II

360 hours. Attend 20 hours per week for 18 weeks.

Provides students with more intermediate to advanced techniques for developing and designing websites. Students who successfully complete the program can use the skills learned in a variety of industries including computer systems design, network and system design, web development, software development, web application development, web site design, web marketing and consulting services.

This program requires completion of four courses (COMM 644, COMM 645, COMM 646, COMM 647) and includes online instruction. Courses include intermediate and advanced techniques for making content more dynamic by incorporating JavaScript, jQuery and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) into the web development process, and installing and setting-up content management systems on a local environment. Topics include responsive web design, customizing the display for desktop and mobile devices and incorporating a variety of media into a website for use on various devices. Promotion of a website through search engine optimization and social media are included. You will learn:

Advanced web authoring techniques with HTML5 and HTML5 APIs

Advanced CSS3 techniques

JavaScript libraries like jQuery

The client-side Model-View-Controller pattern using AngularJS

Single-Page Application (SPA) development techniques

Programmatic manipulation of web page content

Progressive enhancement

Basic understanding of other languages used in web development

Basic understanding of additional frameworks used in web development

The role of Content Management Systems (CMS) in web development

Responsive web design

Web site promotion

Content optimization and content planning

Social media basics and integration

Students are advised to complete the Interactive Media Job Training/Certificate Program and Front End Web Developer I prior to enrolling. Additional recommended pre-admission skills include basic to intermediate knowledge of HTML and CSS; basic user interface design; strong Photoshop skills; a strong interest in the web development field; how to browse the web; familiarity with the Windows operating system; file management skills, and oral and written communication skills.

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